We are happy to announce that we welcomed our fifth baby blessing yesterday. Ben was born at 8 lbs 15 oz, 20.5 inches yesterday morning. He was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate.
He is pinky and squishy and healthy. We are figuring out feedings, which is hard for me. I get discouraged very easily. He is unable to nurse because of his cleft palate. They compared it to sucking on a straw with a bunch of holes. But my husband is patient and supportive, we are working with lactation and speech pathology, and of course this is in general a familiar road for us.
His siblings are insanely smitten and came yesterday bearing birthday cards and lots of advice on how to get him to stop crying :)
Thank you for rejoicing and celebrating with us as we start this new chapter.
Welcome, baby Ben.
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